Shelter
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Join us in ending the devastating impact the housing emergency has on people and our communities. #FightForHome
- A safe, secure and stable home is the absolutely the foundation that everybody needs. Great to see our longstanding supporter George Clarke shining a light on this 👏♥️🏠
- It is really important to check trusted sources if you use AI to find out about your housing rights. AI doesn't always give the right information or tell you everything that you need to know.💡
- Working as a collective, tackling social injustice and leading change, our CEO Sarah Elliott, talks to @insidehousing.bsky.social ❤️ www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/new-she...
- Delaying decent home standards for private renters until 2035 means denying them the most basic standards. It will leave millions of people, including families with children, trapped in poor-quality housing with nowhere to turn. We need decent homes now. Read more: shltr.org.uk/wfQ8X
- Hundreds of thousands of homes in England stand empty, while millions wait for a safe, secure place to live. It's frustrating, right? But just filling them won’t end the housing emergency on its own.
- We need to build more social homes. 90,000 every year for the next decade to be exact. Bringing empty homes back into use can help, however, even if every empty home was filled, it still wouldn’t be enough to solve the housing emergency. england.shelter.org.uk/.../updates....
- Reposted by ShelterScarlett Chapman, 15, has launched Mission: HOME to help local councils house homeless families living in temporary accommodation.
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- Over half of state school teachers in England work with children who are homeless. Our research with @nasuwt-official.bsky.social shows the devastating impact the housing emergency is having on children’s education. shltr.org.uk/KfQ01
- Children shouldn't have to try and balance their studies with the horrific experience of homelessness. The government must ramp up the delivery of genuinely affordable social rent homes by setting a national target for delivery. #BuildSocialHousing🏠🏠🏠
- We’re interrupting your doom scroll with some good news ❤️ It doesn’t always make the headlines, but good things are happening and they're happening because people keep pushing. Swipe for a snapshot of wins worth holding onto 🐵
- The Renters’ Rights Act means that if you have a fixed term private tenancy, it will become a rolling tenancy from 1 May. There will be no new fixed term tenancies. It’s one of many changes to tenancy rights, including strong protection from eviction. Read more: shltr.org.uk/lfQ1Z
- The Renters’ Rights Act will mean a huge step forward for private renters. 1 May 2026: ⭕section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions will end ⭕ no more fixed term tenancies ⭕ changes to how rent can be increased and challenged ⭕ a 1 month cap on rent in advance Read about the changes 👉 shltr.org.uk/BfQNg
- In 2025, renters, campaigners and communities demanded change. Heading into 2026, the fight for home has never been more urgent. This is how we fought for home last year and why the fight isn’t over 👇 england.shelter.org.uk/what_we_do/u... When we come together, change happens.
- Alicia and her six-year-old son have spent his entire life stuck in unsafe temporary accommodation, with mould and damp to fear and instability. inews.co.uk/news/child-h...
- And teachers are seeing the impact every day. Shelter research reveals more than half of teachers in England are working with pupils who are homeless. This is the housing emergency families are facing this winter. shltr.org.uk/donatetoshel...
- Our Senior Research Officer Martha Schofield joined @homelesslink.bsky.social new podcast episode to share our research showing how Black communities are disproportionately affected by the housing emergency. 🎙️ Listen to the important discussion on racism and homelessness here: shltr.org.uk/RfQBk
- Temperatures have dropped. If you are worried about anyone who is rough sleeping in this freezing weather, here’s how to help.
- 'Having a safe home has made it possible for me to focus on my future again.' After 4 years enduring bad conditions while homeless in temporary and emergency accommodation, Ethan was finally given a home that was suitable for him and his mother Sireena. shltr.org.uk/XfQX0
- This Christmas Eve, 172,000 children will wake up in temporary accommodation. Your donation today could help a family get the support they need, when they need it most. No family should face homelessness alone this winter. Donate to our urgent winter appeal: shltr.org.uk/donatetoshel...
- Temporary accommodation isn’t a solution. Every 12 minutes, a family in England becomes homeless - placed in temporary accommodation that can be unsafe. Right now, a record-breaking 350,480 people are living in such circumstances. This is homelessness, hidden behind closed doors.
- For homeless families stuck in temporary accommodation, things can be extremely difficult this time of year. Our CEO Sarah Elliott has a Christmas message for everyone who may be struggling. 🎄
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- 1 in 153 people in England are homeless. We’ve launched a new interactive map with esure, letting you explore the homelessness figures for your local area👇 Homelessness affects almost every part of the country. england.shelter.org.uk/what_we_do/u...
- This year, over 100,000 children in London will be homeless, stuck in damaging temporary accommodation. The Mayor must hold firm on targets to deliver social rent homes and government must unfreeze Local Housing Allowance. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
- Shelter is there for families and fighting for the change urgently needed this winter and beyond. Donate to our winter appeal today ❤️🎄 shltr.org.uk/donatetoshel...
- Reposted by ShelterLondon is the epicentre of the UK’s homelessness crisis with one in every 50 residents of the capital waking up homeless on Christmas morning.
- New Shelter research shows the housing emergency is damaging children’s education. Over half of teachers work in a school where children have been homeless in the past year and 175,025 children now live in temporary accommodation. This must change. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
- Our new research shows 382,618 people are homeless today, including 175,025 children. A mother & her young son spent 1.7 years, sharing a bed & washing with a bucket. This is the reality of the housing emergency. With your support, we can help families like hers www.shelter.org.uk/winterappeal
- 💜 Despite the rain, #WalkForHome 2025 was incredible! Over £400,000 raised across London and Manchester to support families facing homelessness. A HUGE thanks to AllSaints plus M&S Food, B&Q, George Clarke, and every volunteer and staff member who made it happen! 🌧️👟
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- "No child should be growing up in a B&B or mouldy bedsit". To make that real, we need to get children out of temporary accommodation and into permanent homes with benefits unfrozen and social rent homes built. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- London and Manchester... let’s go! 🚶💙 Huge good luck to everyone taking part in #WalkForHome tonight. Every step that we take together is a step towards ending homelessness. ✨
- How can we create the change we want to see for future generations? @kwajo.bsky.social sat down with Uche and Victoria to talk about how racism has affected them when trying to access social housing. Watch the full conversation: shltr.org.uk/kfQJO
- Earlier this week, we gave important evidence on a Parliamentary Inquiry into black homelessness. We shared research from our 'My Colour Speaks Before Me' report, while Peer Researcher Uche shared her powerful lived experience. Our voices are clear: we need a fairer housing system.
- Great discussion from @danielhewittitv.bsky.social on why building social homes and strengthening renters’ rights matters. Clear insights on how we tackle the housing emergency 💯 worth a listen. youtu.be/wuRl5nsWZVQ
- And here is why building genuinely affordable social rent homes really matters. Housing is increasing unaffordable, meaning people live in bad conditions and there is more homelessness. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- The government has invested £39billlion in to social and affordable housing, with an aim of building 180,000 social rent homes over ten year. We believe they must go further - and faster. campaigns.shelter.org.uk/build-more-s...
- Today's #Budget2025 is cold comfort to families on the brink of losing their home. Read our response below. ⬇️
- We want to be clear about what this week’s announcements mean for people seeking safety in this country, homelessness and housing justice. Removing support from people already destitute, and pushing them into homelessness, will only make matters worse.
- The government promised a strategy ‘to put Britain back on track to ending homelessness’. But removing support from people already destitute, and pushing them into homelessness, will only make matters worse.
- Thousands could be forced into grotty temporary accommodation or have no choice but to spend their nights on the streets.
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- Something very special happened… 🥹 @alisonhammond.bsky.social sat down with Alicia & her son Aeon to share their story of spending Christmas in temporary accommodation.
- 🎬 Heartfelt, hopeful, and a reminder that Shelter helpline advisers are there for families every step of the way in the fight for home. 💌 🩵 Your donation today could help us answer our next urgent helpline call → england.shelter.org.uk/donate
- So long, Section 21. It hasn’t been a blast.💥 From 1 May 2026, renters can finally say goodbye to unfair evictions as the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force. #RentersRightsAct
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- Every 12 minutes, a family in England loses their home. Shelter’s advisers are there to help those in temporary accommodation fight for a safe home. 💌 Donate today: england.shelter.org.uk/donate 🎄❤️
